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Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:27 pm

Anyone else notice an obsessive compulsion to play and rank up while doing routine prestiging? I always felt I had to play, had to score well, had to make XP happen with BO...the only game I really dived into habitual prestiging and playing.

With MW3, I stopped hitting the button a long time ago...back in May maybe.

I felt less of a sense of urgency to play, less anxious if 6 or 12 people were already online and no spaces were available.....no feeling like I was missing out on levelling up because I got online late.

It was a nice feeling, and I can directly attribute it to being satisfied in not having to feel like I had to hit a button faster and faster....

I know we all make resolutions about the new game, but....I'll see if I can continue to just be recreational rather than OCD.

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:04 pm

0/80 in MW3 felt so good! I already had all of the extra custom classes by default so there was absolutely no reason to hit the button. IF I get BO2, I'll prestige once I find out if there's anything worth unlocking. Otherwise, I'm going to whore out the best setups this time around instead of trying to level everything up like I did in MW3.

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:04 pm

In Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops I only prestiged enough to get all Create-A-Class slots.That means 9th Prestige in MW2 and Black Ops.

I'm a practical man with self-control. Prestige in general is just a gimmick to keep you playing.Call of Duty's Skinner's box is too tiny for me.

Meh, one sniper class, one AA class, one shotgun class and the rest are up to you. 10 classes is an over-kill, IMO. I have seen kids pay up to 90 KD, that is 320 USD, for the normal copy of MW3. Why? So they can buy it day one and level up faster then other kids. It is just a number that means nothing. I am still level 80, zero prestige and I have 30+ MOABs and a 56-6 TDM [Solo] match under my belt. I can kick ass no matter what level I am.

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:09 pm

In Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops I only prestiged enough to get all Create-A-Class slots.That means 9th Prestige in MW2 and Black Ops.

I'm a practical man with self-control. Prestige in general is just a gimmick to keep you playing.Call of Duty's Skinner's box is too tiny for me.

Meh, one sniper class, one AA class, one shotgun class and the rest are up to you. 10 classes is an over-kill, IMO. I have seen kids pay up to 90 KD, that is 320 USD, for the normal copy of MW3. Why? So they can buy it day one and level up faster then other kids. It is just a number that means nothing. I am still level 80, zero prestige and I have 30+ MOABs and a 56-6 TDM [Solo] match under my belt. I can kick ass no matter what level I am.

Just like age, it is just a ****ing number.

Holy shit!!! If I could get my hands on some early copies of BO2, you and I would be like the Arab/Redneck mafia at $320 per copy LMAO!

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:13 pm

In Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops I only prestiged enough to get all Create-A-Class slots.That means 9th Prestige in MW2 and Black Ops.

I'm a practical man with self-control. Prestige in general is just a gimmick to keep you playing.Call of Duty's Skinner's box is too tiny for me.

Meh, one sniper class, one AA class, one shotgun class and the rest are up to you. 10 classes is an over-kill, IMO. I have seen kids pay up to 90 KD, that is 320 USD, for the normal copy of MW3. Why? So they can buy it day one and level up faster then other kids. It is just a number that means nothing. I am still level 80, zero prestige and I have 30+ MOABs and a 56-6 TDM [Solo] match under my belt. I can kick ass no matter what level I am.

Just like age, it is just a ****ing number.

Holy shit!!! If I could get my hands on some early copies of BO2, you and I would be like the Arab/Redneck mafia at $320 per copy LMAO!

Read that again, it is day one in Kuwait. Not an early copy or before release in 3 days. Which just makes it more sad, really :p

Honest work for an honest living. I would smack every kid who is ready to buy it at 320$ on the head though. WTF? It is the normal copy of MW3 FFS! Hell, some stores sell it for 55$ and they just want the shiny, expensive one :p

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:56 pm

@goh13 wrote:Read that again, it is day one in Kuwait. Not an early copy or before release in 3 days. Which just makes it more sad, really :p

Honest work for an honest living. I would smack every kid who is ready to buy it at 320$ on the head though. WTF? It is the normal copy of MW3 FFS! Hell, some stores sell it for 55$ and they just want the shiny, expensive one :p

$320 on release day??? I'm bring 10,000 copies with me... see you in about 16 hours bro LOL!

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:17 pm

@BamaGoodfella wrote:Otherwise, I'm going to whore out the best setups this time around instead of trying to level everything up like I did in MW3.

You're more than welcome to look at my weapon usage brah! I'm pretty proud of myself for using all the weapons pretty equally... except for snipers, only fags and 12 year olds quickscope with snipers LOL!

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:24 pm

You're more than welcome to look at my weapon usage brah! I'm pretty proud of myself for using all the weapons pretty equally... except for snipers, only fags and 12 year olds quickscope with snipers LOL!

Sorry was thinking of everything but the weapons.

Posted on Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:29 pm

You're more than welcome to look at my weapon usage brah! I'm pretty proud of myself for using all the weapons pretty equally... except for snipers, only fags and 12 year olds quickscope with snipers LOL!

Sorry was thinking of everything but the weapons.

So what if I use the most powerful perk in the game (SitRep Pro)? Perks don't kill people, guns do and I think I used them all pretty equally. You're as bad as Chisa for hating on SitRep Pro!

Posted on Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:32 am

@Kaz--Money wrote:Chisa, once you stopped, did you find you chilled out on the urge to game so often?

Honestly, I don't know. I think after Black Ops and getting to 15/50, my enthusiasm for the grind decreased, especially with how little I enjoy MW3 in general. Then again, you could be right, when I stood at 4/80 for months, I just put the game in and got what I could out of it, instead of dealing with the pressure of constantly leveling up guns/perks etc.

Posted on Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:03 am

I definitely need my custom class slots, and I do want to have every possible weapon/attachment available, but after that I don't know how far I'll go. It really depends on how much I like the game. I had SO much more fun with Black Ops than Mw3, I'm hoping BO2 will be similar.